(a) A power or right possessed by one department of government to
forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another
department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested
in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by
the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the
Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of
the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.
(b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or
prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes.
(c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive
for not officially approving a proposed law; — called also veto
message. [U. S.]
Veto is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution, but seems to
be of popular use only. Abbott.
Ve"to, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vetoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Vetoing.] To
prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative
bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation
bill.
Ve"to*ist, n. One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
||Vet*tu"ra (?), n.; pl. Vetture (#). [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura
||conveyance. Cf. Vecture.] An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one
||let for hire; a hackney coach.
||
||Vet`tu*ri"no (?), n.; pl. Vetturini (#). [It.] 1. One who lets or
||drives a vettura.
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2. A vettura.
Ve*tust" (?), a. [L. vetustus old, ancient.] Venerable from antiquity;
ancient; old. [Obs.]
Vex (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F.
vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in
carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.] 1. To
to&?;s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
Pope.
2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to
plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I
will not vex your souls." Shak.
Then thousand torments vex my heart.
Prior.